If you don't plan on recompiling or reinstalling any of the packages, you don't need to keep either the source or package tarballs. That said, the package tarballs are generally pretty small and can save you if you accidentally muck up your system. -Simon -----Original Message----- From: crux-bounces@lists.crux.nu [mailto:crux-bounces@lists.crux.nu] On Behalf Of Hazel Russman Sent: Tuesday, July 21, 2009 2:34 PM To: crux@lists.crux.nu Subject: To keep or not to keep tarballs In Gentoo, one normally keeps source tarballs because they are frequently re-used, either for patch updates or for rebuilding packages against upgraded libraries. Is this also the case in Crux? And do the compiled .pkg.tar.gz files need to be kept after the package has been installed? I ask because I do not have a very large partition for my Crux system and I don't want it to get filled up with unnecessary files. -- Hazel Russman <hazel_russman@yahoo.co.uk> _______________________________________________ CRUX mailing list CRUX@lists.crux.nu http://lists.crux.nu/mailman/listinfo/crux